Kalimantan forms the largest part of the island of Borneo is divided into four main regions:
- South Kalimantan (Kalimantan Selatan)
- West Kalimantan (Kalimantan Barat)
- East Kalimantan (Kalimantan Timur) and
- Central Kalimantan (Kalimantan Tengah – often referred to as Kalteng)
Refer to our section on Indonesian Visas for passport and entry visa requirements.

















Floating Houses On Mahakam River Near Melak


Photographs courtesy of “Lovelos” (Sweden – www.pbase.com/lovelos/kalimantan) and Liono Setiowijoso, Ken Ratihn (bamboo rafting), Asmat (Saham Longhouse), Mimi of Vitual Tourist (Mahakam River and Lamin House), Ieke Vierdag – www.dayak.nl (Tanjung Isuy), Williewonker (Melak) – see his photos at www.flickr.com/photos/87791108@N00, Alain Secretan “asitrac” (Black Orchid), Mongabay.com – Rhett A. Butler (Pangkalabun), begundals (Palankaraya) and Indonesia Tourism (cover photo)